Mite Nroc Beebe Aeqa

Welcome to Afghan eQuality Alliances …

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ANGel Center for teaching &

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StrengthenedAcademic disciplines

Standards ofexcellence

Equal access to quality education and e-educational resources…

Capacity to buildPublic policy and administration

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Standards of excellence

Global Development Alliances in Global Development Alliances in Higher Education: the Afghanistan Higher Education: the Afghanistan CaseCase

MITE/NROCMaria A. Beebe

WSU, International Research & Development1-2 March 2010

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Equal access to quality Equal access to quality education and e-educational education and e-educational materialsmaterials

• Kabul University

• Kabul Polytechnic

• Kabul Medical• Nangarhar• Balkh• Herat• 14 provincial

(?)

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Socio-political factorsSocio-political factors

• Geography• Ethnicity and language• Power struggles• Human development indicators• Islam• Higher education

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Alliance factorsAlliance factors

• Networking• Coordination• Cooperation• Collaboration• Multiple roles• Leadership• Communication and the use of IT

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Key strategies: alliances and ITKey strategies: alliances and IT

• University of Arizona– Development of the integrated

digital library platform– Development of library science

courses

• Private sector providers– Ebsco– Cambridge Review– Springerlink– Others

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Key strategies: alliances and ITKey strategies: alliances and IT

• University of Western Cape– Development of the course

management system: ANGeL for Afghans NextGeneration effective/eLearning

• Washington State University– Development of a certificate in

eLearning

• Ministry of Communications– Localization

• NATO//University of Groningen– link up to NATO bandwidth

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Key strategies: alliances and ITKey strategies: alliances and IT• Computer Science

– TU Berlin– Colgate University– University of Maryland– University of Western Cape

• Engineering– Ohio– Colorado– Hartford

• Public Policy and Administration – IIPA, TISS, TERI from India– Tokyo University from Japan– University of Washington

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Integrated Digital LibraryIntegrated Digital Library

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Course management softwareCourse management software

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Alliance outcomesAlliance outcomes

• Students – use of IT, internships• Lecturers – use of IT, English, and use of

IT for teaching and learning• Lecturers going for masters scholarships

in the US, South Africa, Japan• Executive masters in public policy and

administration

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Fathers learning course management Fathers learning course management systems, with sons helping to navigate systems, with sons helping to navigate computerscomputers

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Challenges for national Challenges for national educational developmenteducational development

• 3 years – not enough time• Sustained conversation is not

happening• Changing Interlocutors • National policies remain in flux

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Implications for educational Implications for educational policypolicy

• Accreditation• Credit system• E-learning• Sustainability in a fractured state

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More choices, for girls too!More choices, for girls too!